Taking the Miller Analogies Test

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  1. skidadl

    skidadl Member

    Does anyone have experience with this test? I need to knock it out next weeks. Any tips?
     
    skidadl, Jul 20, 2013
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  2. SteveFoerster

    SteveFoerster Resident Gadfly Staff Member

    I took the Miller either years ago, or so. It was actually fun. You can practice with analogies ahead of time if you want, but it's mostly a test of basic intelligence with a large helping of vocabulary. If you're strong in those areas you should be fine.
     
    SteveFoerster, Jul 20, 2013
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  3. skidadl

    skidadl Member

    That sounds like there isn't much study. I need a decent score but nothing special.
     
    skidadl, Jul 20, 2013
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  4. Kizmet

    Kizmet Moderator

    Kizmet, Jul 20, 2013
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  5. skidadl

    skidadl Member

    Are you calling me a dummy?!
     
    skidadl, Jul 20, 2013
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  6. SurfDoctor

    SurfDoctor Moderator

    I took it a few years ago. It's not really something you can study for, although the practice tests that Kiz suggests might help. I was nervous about it, but did extremely well. It really is similar to an intelligence test.
     
    SurfDoctor, Jul 20, 2013
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  7. Kizmet

    Kizmet Moderator

    Only if you buy the book.:saevilw:
     
    Kizmet, Jul 20, 2013
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  8. SurfDoctor

    SurfDoctor Moderator

    LOL. I use "Singing for Dummies" as part of the music programs I teach and I get that same question from students. The material is really good, but I really hate that stupid name. It's done well for them, but it causes problems too.
     
    SurfDoctor, Jul 20, 2013
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  9. SurfDoctor

    SurfDoctor Moderator

    So you are smart if you steal the book? :smile:
     
    SurfDoctor, Jul 20, 2013
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  10. Maniac Craniac

    Maniac Craniac Moderator Staff Member

    I love the For Dummies books. They cover the same material as more traditional (that is, pedantic) texts but LO AND BEHOLD, are written by people who actually know how to write. The only criticism I've ever heard about them is "I don't need those books, I'm no dummy!!!" which is preposterous since it doesn't at all address the quality of the material.

    Ironically, I feel like the FD books do not insult my intelligence anywhere near as much as text books do. Instead of "Astromony for Dummies" it should be "Astronomy for Those Smart Enough To Not Need 10 Pages to Explain What Can Be Said In a Single Sentence or Chart"
     
    Maniac Craniac, Jul 20, 2013
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  11. skidadl

    skidadl Member

    Dang it! I already have some of those books!
     
    skidadl, Jul 20, 2013
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  12. Kizmet

    Kizmet Moderator

    I have the Excel book and the guitar book.
     
    Kizmet, Jul 20, 2013
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  13. SurfDoctor

    SurfDoctor Moderator

    I have 6 or 8 of them. So I'm a bigger dummy than you!
     
    SurfDoctor, Jul 20, 2013
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  14. SurfDoctor

    SurfDoctor Moderator

    Yeah, I agree. The material is first class and succinct. Let's put in for a name change!
     
    SurfDoctor, Jul 20, 2013
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  15. Rich Douglas

    Rich Douglas Well-Known Member

    Studying for the MAT is like...well, I just can't think of an analogy....
     
    Rich Douglas, Jul 20, 2013
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  16. John Bear

    John Bear Senior Member

    Woof, woof, woof.
    I will always remember the things I should have known, but didn't. The one word I missed on a 1st grade spelling test. ["Delicious"] The only question I got wrong on the MAT: something like "Length is to width as warp is to . . . " All I knew then was that "woof" was something that came out the front end of a dog. So I got a 99 (equivalent to 594 on today's scale).
     
    John Bear, Jul 21, 2013
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  17. SurfDoctor

    SurfDoctor Moderator

    LOL. Good one.
    ............
     
    SurfDoctor, Jul 21, 2013
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  18. vincekotchian

    vincekotchian New Member

    As the co-author of MAT For Dummies, thanks, and I agree!
     
    vincekotchian, Sep 25, 2013
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  19. Delta

    Delta Active Member

    Being a Trekkie I would have chosen light speed, blackhole, fabric of space, port thrusters, event horizon or something of that nature. Of course Woof sounds like Worf.

    answer: "Warp are threads that run the length of the fabric where as weft are threads that run from selvage to selvage across the width of the fabric. Weft is woven back and forth in the course of the warp to make fabric. "

    Definition of Warp and Weft? - Ask.com

    Live long and prosper!
     
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    Delta, Sep 25, 2013
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  20. SteveFoerster

    SteveFoerster Resident Gadfly Staff Member

    Especially to Q.
     
    SteveFoerster, Sep 26, 2013
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